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In order for teachers to take advantage of the evidence-based practices, they must be effectively integrated into classroom instruction. In order to organize instruction to space learning over time, the teacher must use class time to review important curriculum. Quizzes, exams, as well as, homework assignments, must also be used as an opportunity for students to have spaced practice of key skills and content.

In regards to organizing instruction to include interleaved worked examples and problem solving exercising teachers may have to do extra work. Most curricular materials do no come pre-included with large numbers of worked examples. In that case, teachers may have to create their own worksheets, homework and quizzes to include interleaved worked examples. The benefits of doing so for the students will outweigh the cons of performing sucha laborious task.

Lastly, teachers need to identify key concepts, vocabulary or skills to create a set of pre-questions. These questions should be tailored in such a way to engage students to the topic. They should introduce the student to what they will learn in the unit and are responsible for learning in order to achieve mastery.

One of the challenges of teaching is maximize student learning in the most efficient and effective way in which all children, regardless of differentiation can achieve. There exists various methods to organize instruction and study to improve student learning. One recommended change is to space learning over time. It’s a technique that allows key elements of course content after a delay of several weeks to several months to be reviewed after the initial presentation. Homework, quizzes and exams are arranged in a way that promotes delayed reviewing of important course content. Research shows that delayed re-exposure to course material increases the amount of information that a student remembers. This recommendation is vital for material covered in the early marking periods, which may appear in state tests, to be continually reviewed to ensure mastery.

Another recommendation on organizing instruction is to interweave worked example solutions and problem solving exercises. This technique calls for alternating between worked examples and problems the student is to solve on their own. This method enhances student learning by helping students recognize what they do not understand. It also provides children with a way to check their answers and learning/mastery of the objective.

Finally, using pre-questions as a way to introduce a new topic can contribute to improved student learning. Pre-questions can help students identify what material they know, what they do not yet know and need to study.